Day 221 - A Year to Clear - Say Yes To Self-Care
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Lesson 221: Say Yes To Self-Care
Today is all about saying yes to your self-care. Do not feel guilty or bad if you’re not able to help a friend or family member today. Do not feel bad if your household is not in order for today, it’s all about focusing on self right now. If you want to binge TV, do it! if you want to take a nap, do it! If you want to go read in the park, do it! Do something that serves you well and do not focus on others for a day. Is this something you can do?
My Thursday consisted of being taken out by a friend. We went to a lavender farm, a winery and then a chocolate factory. It was a really fun, relaxing day. I did not worry and just enjoyed the Victorian countryside (in Australia) and it was just a lovely day. I didn’t think about what was waiting for me at home. I didn’t worry about anything really and that was a really nice feeling. There wasn’t too much going on in the day but it was nice to get outside, the sun shining and seeing green rolling hills. I felt better that I finally got to see some parts of Victoria that I had never seen before. I don’t have a car, so to have a friend take me out as a birthday gift felt good. If I wasn’t doing that, I actually was just going to binge watch tv or take some extra sleep. I took time away from work just to relax and not have to think about what was going on at work. I am not going away for a holiday or anything like that, but I felt I needed to take this time out as part of my self-care also. I felt like I was getting angry over stupid shitty office politics, that it wasn’t worth being there right now. I don’t even care that I’m using up my annual leave for it as I just needed some time away.
So, I ask you – what are you doing to support yourself in your own self-care?